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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Geoffrey Harding, Hamburg, DE;
Bernd David, Huettblek, DE;
Rainer Willi Eckart, Hamburg, DE;
Jens Peter Schlomka, Hamburg, DE;
Geoffrey Harding, Hamburg, DE;
Bernd David, Huettblek, DE;
Rainer Willi Eckart, Hamburg, DE;
Jens Peter Schlomka, Hamburg, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An X-ray source and an X-ray apparatus with an X-ray source are provided, the X-ray source includes a liquid metal target which flows through a system of ducts and is conducted through a duct section which has a flow cross-section that is reduced relative to that of the system of ducts. The X-ray source provides a pressure source for acting on the liquid metal target such that the pressure in the liquid metal target at the area of the reduced flow cross-section equals essentially a selectable reference value or remains essentially in a pressure range between selectable limit values of the pressure. A comparatively small thickness of a window can thus be realized in conjunction with a comparatively high flow speed.